The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-06
USEFUL INFORMATION.

Hay Fever Cure.-Dr. Moorhead writes, in the
British Medical Journal, that he has obtained re-
lief from hay fever his annual prosecutor for thir
ty years, by hypodermic injection of one-twentieth
of grain of morphine and one two hundredth of
grain of atropin night and morning. The re-
lief was complete.
floor, especially one that is rough and uneven,
some one recommends the following glue paint
To three pounds of spruce yellow add one pound,
or two pounds if desired, of dry white lead, and
mix well together. Dissolve two ounces of glue
in quart of water, stirring often until smooth
and nearly boiling. Thicker the glue water after
the manner of mush, until it will spread smoothly
upon the floor. Use common paint brush, and
apply hot. This will fill all crevices of rough
floor. It will dry soon, and when dry apply boiled
lnseed oil with clean brush. In few hours it
will be found dry enough to use by laying papers
or mats to step on for a few days. When it needs
cleaning, use hot suds.
Removing Iodine .Stains.-The Repertoire de
Pharmacie describes method of removing the
disagreeable yellow stain produced upon the skin
by the application of tincture of iodine and which
in ordinary remains for a considerable time.
In the case of the hands, we are told, where the
skin has become hardened, dilute ammonia, soda,
charcoal, or common soap may be employed; but
those parts of the body, such the face and neck
where the epidermis is not hardened by friction
and exposure, it is preferable to employ the sui
phte bisulphite of soda which are not irritating
and at once absorb the superhuous iodine to which
the stain is due. The sulphite of soda has been
used for spurpose in solution varying in strength
from one-hundredths to one-tenths in water. The
liquid is penciled on to the place where the tinc-
ture Of iodine has been applied, or used in COM
presses. In few moments it will be found that
the pain and irritation caused by the free iodine,
well the disagreeable yellow stain, will have
all totally disappeared to the great satisfaction of
the patient. As tincture of iodine is in daily use
and many persons are prevented from visiting or
receiving visits for many days after an appica-
tion of it, the little recipe above mentioned will
provo of great service.
Water Horses Freguently.-In this hot weather
the horse which labors in front of the wagon or
pillow should be watered frequently. His stomach
is small and it is q bad plan to give him large
quantity of water Just before Immediately after
eating. The water should be taken long enough
before meal to allow it to get out of the stomach
and thus make room for corn or oats, and it should
not be taken after eating in quantity sufficient to
wash away food before digestion begins. Give
water at short intervals and raging thirst will
not be created. The horse is a patient toiler in
harness, and he deserves careful treatment from
his master, especially when the thermometer is up
in the nineties.
Neither Borrower Nor Lender.-There are emer-
gencies when it necessary to trouble neigh
Dor to lend the lacking convenience, but such oc-
casions should be as rare as good management can
make them. A loose habit of forgetting to keep
ones kitchen supplied favors the practice of run
ming next door or the street to borrow cup
Of sugar, an ounce of tea, loaf Of bread, cake
of soap, or whatever the need may be; but such
Practice stamps the mistress of the house as
sIovenly, improvident housekeeper, whose careless
ways stand in strenuous need of reform. Perhaps
it is only thoughtlessness in many cases that al
lows such i'll management, and the fault when dis
covered will be reformed. A kitchen slate, hung
conspicuously on the wall with pencil attached,
will be great factor in working reform. Let
the housekeeper write down each article as its
want is discovered, and let her also put down such
things as she finds herself nearly out Of not wait
ing to actually see the bottom of the barrel or box
before making q note of their emptiness. Then
teach whoever it is who visits the store to always
study the slate before going out. In this way,
without much trouble to any one, the foolish sys-
tenn of running out to borrow will pass out of ex-
istence, and the neighbors with whom the friendly
exchanges have been made will in time learn to
feel backward about borrowing from those who
never borrow from them.